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Linguistics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Linguistics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

What traits are you looking for in a linguistics school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Carbondale is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's linguistics program.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
  • Master’s Degree in Linguistics

SIUC Linguistics Rankings

Linguistics Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Linguistics Master’s Program

50% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in linguistics each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in linguistics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators 1,970 $46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 870 $70,480

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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